Sole Access: Inside the Portland Trailblazers Locker Room

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  1. Jelloman

    Jelloman Well-Known Member

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    Nice look inside the blazers' locker room and lots of shoes if you are into shoes!


    [video=youtube;CtNJDR4Uo2Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtNJDR4Uo2Y&feature=youtu.be[/video]

    Edit: Thanks Wookee on showing how to embed the video!
     
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  2. BlazerWookee

    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    [video=youtube;CtNJDR4Uo2Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtNJDR4Uo2Y&feature=youtu.be[/video]
     
  3. Rastapopoulos

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    I like the fact that CJ designs his own with the online iD thing...
     
  4. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Nic the thrifty european. Dorrell the wasteful yank.
     
  5. Rastapopoulos

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    I love that Robin made Wes an Iron Man shoe. The Blazers shoe guy reminds me a bit of Matthew McConaughey. He says "shoestrings" instead of shoelaces - is that a regional thing?
     
  6. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Does Dorell need new shoes even if he doesn't play?....
     
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    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 AWOL

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    These closets are fucking dope.
     
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    cool video, im all about seeing more of robins shoe art
     
  10. fumanchu

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    The amount of gear each player is given is absurd. I understand these are million dollar athletes, but come on. Different tights for practice, games, warmups, AND shootarounds?? That's excessive. They should ship off 75% of that stuff to third world countries that need clothes, not give 120 pairs of shoes to an athlete that makes $10 million a year. Just sayin..
     
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    These are big guys who play/train hard, a lot of their clothes and shoes get worn out very fast.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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  13. fumanchu

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    I did actually. And I didn't need 120 pairs of shoes.

    Seriously, you can't excuse this excess. These guys don't need all this gear. It's a waste.
     
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  14. Bob Dobalina

    Bob Dobalina Funkee Human Being

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    I actually found myself surprised at the amount of gear as well. I'm not saying what they should be doing instead, but it was eye opening at the amount of gear. I was even foolish enough to think that these guys were responsible for their own shoes before seeing the video. Thanks for posting, it was quite interesting.
     
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    they are all either paid money to wear the shoes, or given free shoes to wear the shoes. its a pretty standard endorsement/ sponsorship agreement i would assume.
     
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    My sneakerhead son is going to love this video!
     
  17. Boise Blazer

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    I just watched that and it was cool as hell to see. thanks for posting. Repped.
     
  18. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    I enjoyed that.

    Some of these dudes are divas when it comes to fashion!
     
  19. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    The amount of gear does seem excessive, but also realize that these guys burn through that shit very quickly. The dude even mentions how often Wes tears his shoes.

    I can get at least a few months out of my bball kicks and I don't even play that much or that hard. When you play a few hours each day at full tilt, it's easy to see how often they need replacements.
     

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